MOVING ALONG... First & Second Quarters

To date you have already learned a lot about the image-editing application, Adobe Photoshop CC. Congratulations! You have done a great job! You have learned the importance of working with layers in Photoshop. With Photoshop you can create original digital artwork, or edit existing images, adding filters, changing colors, adding images or shapes, retouching and enhancing photographs, etc. You can create interesting compositions that can be used in Graphic Design and Web Design. You also learned to use "Blending Options" by going to the "Layer Style" window, double-clicking the right side of your layers. You can use Drop Shadow, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Bevel/Emboss, Gradient Overlay, Pattern Overlay, Stroke, etc. PRACTICE THIS OVER AND OVER!

What is Photoshop? It is and extremely powerful application (with a wealth of tools and commands) used to enhance and manipulate photos and create original digital art work. It is also used to touch-up photos and create high quality graphics. You can use it for almost any kind of image editing. Many professional photographers and designers use Photoshop. Watch: Video (click link). Find more information online and add it in your notebooks.

Remember: It is essential to have your Tools and Layers showing in Photoshop. If you do not see these, please go to Window (on the Menu Bar) > Workspace and click "Reset Essentials."

Layers:

Layers in Photoshop are like individual sheets of clear plastic that are in a stack. When you select a layer in the Layers Palette (or Panel), that layer is "active." Only one layer can be active at a time. The name of the active layer appears in the title bar of the image window. Changes affect only the "active layer" even though you view the whole image in the image window. You may find it useful to hide layers while working in Photoshop. All you have to do is click on the "Visibility Icon" or eye on the left side of the layer. You can also rearrange your layers and change their names. You can also create folders to add groups of layers and organize the Layers Panel better, even add color (to the layers and/or the folders). I want you to start organizing your layers well, so that it becomes easier to find the images and layer contents better. 

PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE SELECTING THE RIGHT ONE.

Pixels: 
Pixel is short for “picture element.” A pixel is the smallest element in a bitmap image such as a scan. If you zoom in on an image in Photoshop, you will start to see the individual pixels that make up the image. When working in Photoshop, you are editing pixels, changing their color, shade and brightness.

Bitmaps:

Digital images. An object in a bitmap images consists of a rectangular grid or raster of pixels – like a mosaic. When editing a bitmap image, it is the color values of individual pixels or groups of pixels that are modified.

Filters (on the Menu Bar):

Filters provide a quick and easy way to change the overall appearance of your image.

First tools to learn in Photoshop:

Move Tool - The Move tool is used to move selections, layers and guides.
Magic Wand Tool - To select images that have one-color background more easily (click on the color - go to Select > Inverse or press the Command-Shift-I keys at once to Invert and drag the image to your canvas).
Magnetic Lasso Tool - Used to select images (which you will start learning soon).

Crop Tool - Used to crop/trim images (ask me how to use this tool). 
Brush Tool - To paint brushstrokes or create lines or circles (you can select many
different types of brushes and even create your own.

Paint Bucket Tool - Fills areas with the Foreground Color. 

Rectangular/Elliptical Marquee Tools -  To make rectangular or elliptical selections, to create shapes (squares, rectangles and shapes) and even frames. Also to select a section of an image.

Eraser Tool - Erases pixels. To erase sections (small or large) of an image to improve a selection.

Eye Dropper Tool - Samples colors in an image.  
Text or Type Tool - To insert text (create "type" on an image).
Custom Shape Tool - Makes customizes shapes selected from a custom shape list.

Find other tools here: Photoshop Tools and Photoshop Tools 2 (click links) 

Design Tools video: Video (you may not be able to see this video in school, so please 
check it at home).

You will learn about: Layers, Copyrights (Ethics & Photoshop), Pixels, Megapixels, Multimegapixels, Bitmaps, Resolution, Interpolation, Pixelated, Picture File, Picture/File Formats (JPEG, QuickTime, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP or DIB), Compression -lossy and lossless- (and review of terms and Commands learned in September). Abstract art, Calder, Kandinsky, Mondrian, and others. How to use the Magnetic Lasso Tool, the Type Tool and the Custom Shape Tool. How to convert images to Black and White.

Class Assignment: You will also learn how to create a Pattern (Exercise No. 6). Look
for ideas online. YOU MUST CREATE THE PATTERN YOURSELF!

A pattern is a repeated decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, textile fabrics, art
and digital art, etc. Example: a paisley pattern. Get creative! Look online to find
examples and ask me for details if you have any questions. I will take in consideration
the level of difficulty. Thank you!

TEST: Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Please check Google Classroom for more information and review the terms above. Thank you!